New Delhi: Indian stock markets will remain open for trading on January 1, 2026, despite New Year celebrations and widespread closures across major global
financial centres. Both the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) will function as usual, offering investors a full trading session on the first day of the new year. This comes even as markets in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, France, Germany, the UAE, the UK and the US stay shut to mark the New Year holiday. The NSE’s official 2026 trading holiday calendar confirms that January 1 is not a market holiday in India. As per the schedule, equity, equity derivatives and currency markets will be closed for 15 days in 2026, one more than in 2025. Also Read - D-Street Rally: Sensex Surges Over 650 Points, Nifty At 26,150; Here's Why On January 1, trading will follow the regular timetable. The pre-market session will run from 9:00 am to 9:15 am, followed by the normal trading session from 9:15 am to 3:30 pm. Key holidays in the first half of 2026 include Republic Day (January 26), Holi (March 3), Ram Navami (March 26), Mahavir Jayanti (March 31), Good Friday (April 3), Ambedkar Jayanti (April 14), Maharashtra Day (May 1), and Bakri-Id (May 28). In the second half, markets will remain shut on Muharram (June 26), Ganesh Chaturthi (September 14), Gandhi Jayanti (October 2), Dussehra (October 20), Diwali Balipratipada (November 10), Guru Nanak Jayanti (November 24), and Christmas (December 25). For investors and traders, this means Indian markets offer a rare opportunity to trade on New Year’s Day, even as most global peers remain offline.
